Object Number | 29-128-592 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | European |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Western Europe |
Period | Medieval |
Date Made | 900-999 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Bust |
Description | Sommerville: Agate. A rude carving, characteristic of the tenth century. Maculated Pebbles, Etc, Case JJ. Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a man to left, termed by Sommerville "characteristic of te Xth century." Medieval. |
Height | 1.7 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 592 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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